I dissassemble and clean mine monthly, but I got a shock this weekend when I got a bunch of flareups on the very bottom of my grill. It's the first time I've had a grease fire in a grill since I forgot to clean off my Outlaw's charcoal tray before flipping it right-side up after smoking a bunch of pork shoulders and ribs, and that was in 2008.

I know why, too. I've been cooking a lot of seafood this month and brushing it with butter- or oil-based basting liquids. Looks like I have to clean it tonight.

Unlike propane, you'll never wake up scorched and naked in another county because you mishandled a bag of briquettes.

I did with my gassers, but one of the great things about the egg is it can be run up to 750 for a time. Kind of like a self cleaning oven. I usually do that periodically until it burns clean. Now that you mention it... I'm due.

Funny story about this subject. My parents had friends visiting this weekend and invited themselves to my brothers house. He was grilling up brats on the gasser. My dad noticed black smoke and mentioned it to my brother. My brother just walked in the house looking for spray bottle. In the mean time the smoke got thicker as flames took over. A couple wasted beers and a garden hose later they got the flames out and the sausages weren't cooked. There was enough radiant heat on the grill, so they threw them on and closed the lid. Apparently they were still edible. I guess it's time to give my gasser a deep clean